The two rock climbers whose bodies were found Wednesday on the rockface of a mountainside just east of Idyllwild have been identified by the Riverside County Coroner. A report of “hikers down” came in at 12:25 p.m. near the Tahquitz Peak Fire Lookout, southeast of Humber Park, within the San Bernardino National Forest, according to
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LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — School athletics officials in Southern California will ask the state to make flag football an official high school sport for girls. The California Interscholastic Federation’s Southern Section voted Thursday in favor of the plan, said Thom Simmons, the section’s assistant commissioner. The state body that governs interscholastic athletics in California
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By SOPHIE AUSTIN SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Beyond what they learn academically in kindergarten, students learn everyday routines: how to take care of class materials and how to be kind to their peers, according to Golden Empire Elementary School kindergarten teacher Carla Randazzo. While developing those skills became more difficult for students going to school
Continue ReadingUnder the blistering sun, on a 117 degree day, it can feel like your skin is burning as you toil without shade. It’s why farmworkers in the East Coachella Valley wear long sleeves, drenched in sweat they can never seem to replenish fast enough. “It start in the lips, don’t speak good,” said Vidal Mendoza Fonseca, a farmworker who
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DETROIT (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be required to have blood alcohol monitoring systems that can stop an intoxicated person from driving. The recommendation, if enacted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, could reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes, one of the biggest
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The body of a Forest Falls woman who had been reported missing after Monday’s rainstorm was located by the San Bernardino County Fire Department’s Urban Search and Rescue Team after days of searching. The search teams found the body “buried under several feet of mud, rocks, and debris.” She has been identified as Doris Jagiello,
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With more than 100,000 people living on California’s streets, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a first-of-its-kind law on Wednesday that could force some of them into treatment as part of a program he describes as “care” but opponents argue is cruel. Newsom signed the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Act on Wednesday.
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Local and state tribal leaders are joining with Visit California to announce a new cultural initiative that honors Native American tribes. You can watch it in the player below. The ‘epicenter for all cultural heritage tourism’ “This will be the epicenter for all cultural heritage tourism in California,” said Visit California’s President & Ceo, Caroline
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Firefighters battling the Fairview fire had to pause operations overnight in order to rescue people from inside the evacuation order zone, News Channel 3 has learned. Some residents decided to stay inside their homes even into the third day of evacuation orders, reported Justin McGough, Day Operations Branch Chief on the Fairview Incident. The residents
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Governor Gavin Newsom has proclaimed a state of emergency for Riverside County due to the Fairview Fire. The governor’s announcement comes a day after Riverside County proclaimed a local emergency due to the Fairview Fire. The Fairview Fire has burned over 23,000 acres as of Thursday afternoon. Get Continuing Updates on the Fairview Fire Here
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a nation-leading measure giving more than a half-million fast food workers more power and protections, despite the objections of restaurant owners who warned it would drive up consumers’ costs. The landmark law creates a 10-member Fast Food Council with equal numbers of workers’ delegates
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Months after making abortions cheaper for women, California lawmakers have now voted to make vasectomies cheaper for men. The bill passed Wednesday and now goes to Gov. Gavin Newsom. If he signs it, California would become the eighth state to do this for vasectomies — joining Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, Illinois,
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On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a state of emergency to try and increase energy production and reduce demand. This comes amid a heat wave bearing down across California. The governor’s office added that the emergency proclamation will allow power plants to generate additional electricity. It also permits use of backup generators to reduce the amount
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A broad ridge of high pressure remains intact across the Desert Southwest into the weekend, keeping the heat well above average. The Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect until 8 p.m. Labor Day for the Valley and surrounding areas. An Ozone Advisory from the South Coast Air Quality Management District is also in effect until
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could soon become the seventh state to make sure people won’t lose their jobs if they smoke marijuana when they are off the clock. State lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill that would stop companies from punishing workers who fail a certain type of drug test that detects not whether
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Monday advanced a nation-leading measure that would give more than a half-million fast food workers more power and protections, over the objections of restaurant owners who warn it would drive up consumers’ costs. The bill would create a new 10-member Fast Food Council with equal numbers of workers’ delegates and
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would present itself as a haven for transgender youth facing discrimination in other states under a bill that advanced Monday, much as it is positioning itself as a sanctuary for those seeking abortions. The Assembly approved the measure without debate, 48-16, sending it to the Senate for a final vote
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California plans to require all new cars, trucks and SUVs to run on electricity or hydrogen by 2035 under a policy approved Thursday by regulators that seeks a dramatic cut in carbon emissions and an eventual end to gasoline-powered vehicles. The decision by the California Air Resources Board came two years
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — About 40,000 low-income adults living in the country illegally won’t lose their government-funded health insurance over the next year under a new policy announced Monday by California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration. California already pays for the health care expenses of low-income adults 25 and younger, regardless of their
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A new mandate on water conservation could have some major impacts on the already struggling Salton Sea. State officials have been busy in 2022, fulfilling a promise made long ago to create wetland habitat at the southern end of the lake. “It’s extremely encouraging to see that it’s already working, and we’re not even done
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